double best: van morrison and the talking heads

[shugah]

van morrison: tupelo honey

talking heads: toss up - once in a lifetime or take me to the river

(yes, there is no connection between artists selected. you should have heard the mild lounge misunderstanding when i did bowie/simon and garfunkle in a single music thread! ;-) )

[Heidi]

1. Worth a kick. I love 'em both, Van AND Talking Heads.

:hi: shugah!

[enigmatic]

2. Tupelo Honey

anything by Van from 68-75 is tops...

[Heidi]

3. Right on, e!

In my estimation, that's Van's best period, but I also like some of the newer Irish music he's doing. What a voice . . . :thumbsup:

[KitchenWitch]

4. Love both

Add Into the Mystic for Van Morrison.

[AVulgarianHue]

5. shugah, you sure know how to brighten the heart

and answer the niggling question: what has been missing in my life lately?

It's regularly playing Van Morrison's "Moondance" album and listening to "Into the Mystic" over and over again.

Talking Heads! Still remember being introduced to them via Saturday Night Live when they did "Take Me to the River." That rendition knocked me over. Already loved Al Green.

Thank you, thank you.
:loveya:

[KitchenWitch]

6. :-)

We were born before the wind
Also younger than the sun
Ere the bonnie boat was won as we sailed into the mystic

Hark, now hear the sailors cry
Smell the sea and feel the sky
Let your soul and spirit fly into the mystic

And when that fog horn blows I will be coming home
And when that fog horn blows I want to hear it
I don't have to fear it

I want to rock your gypsy soul
Just like way back in the days of old
Then magnificently we will float into the mystic

And when that fog horn blows you know I will be coming home
And when thst fog horn whistle blows I got to hear it
I don't have to fear it

I want to rock your gypsy soul
Just like way back in the days of old
And together we will float into the mystic
Come on girl...

[Heidi]

7. *swoon*

That's Mr. Heidi's and my "song." :loveya: KW.

[evlbstrd]

8. I'm in complete agreement.

Van is the Man.
And lately I've had Talking Heads "Life Durng Wartime" in my head.

[kwassa]

9. I love the ridiculous lyrics in Tupelo Honey

(now, what is the subject matter in this song?)

You can take all the tea in china
Put it in a big brown bag for me
Sail right around the seven oceans
Drop it straight into the deep blue sea

You can’t stop us on the road to freedom
You can’t stop us ’cause our eyes can see
Men with insight, men in granite
Knights in armor intent on chivalry

She’s as sweet as tupelo honey
She’s an angel of the first degree
She’s as sweet as tupelo honey
Just like honey from the bee